Attorneys for Christa Pike have filed an emergency motion to halt her execution after they say she is “still alive" after receiving her lethal injection. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Attorneys for Christa Pike have filed an emergency motion to halt her execution after they say she is “still alive an...
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What This Story Is About The Clarksville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 74-year-old man. Why It Matters Harry Steve Bratton Sr., 74, has dementia. What Happens Next Anyone with information on Bratton’s whereabouts are asked to call 911. CP...
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Brenna Kraus discovered alarming allegations from former MNPS special education teacher Amelia Cato that students in her son's classroom were being abused by paraprofessionals at Dodson Elementary School....
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What This Story Is About Christa Gail Pike is still alive after being administered a lethal injection, according to Luke Ihnen, an assistant federal defender on her defense team. Why It Matters It marks the latest update in a complicated process surrounding the “Jobs Corps Murder...
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Outrage is intensifying at Cornell University two years after an alleged rape investigation by Cornell police did not lead to criminal charges. Since details of the lawsuit have been revealed, it's caught nationwide attention and sparked heated discourse. With a sensitive topic l...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death for a 1995 murder Wednesday, media witnesses said, after the lethal injection was halted for hours as courts considered a last-minute appeal of what would have been the state’s first executi...
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HERMITAGE, Tenn. — Suicide is a difficult subject to talk about, but one Middle Tennessee widow believes talking about what happened to her family could.....
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RICHMOND HILL, Ga. ( WTOC /Gray News) - A retired Army veteran who suffered severe injuries during his military service and is now battling leukemia received a life-changing surprise: a brand-new, mortgage-free home. Retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Steve Smith and his wife, Je...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/ WVLT ) - Christa Gail Pike is still alive after being administered a lethal injection, according to Luke Ihnen, an assistant federal defender on her defense team. Ihnen confirmed Pike had received two syringes of a lethal drug, Ihnen said, adding the team ...
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Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday, media witnesses said.
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Update 9:30 p.m.: An emergency filing from Christa Pikes attorneys says she has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat after executioners had injected lethal injection chemicals. Media witnesses said she was still clearly very alive when they were asked to leave the wit...
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LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - Law enforcement in Mississippi is calling on state lawmakers to ban synthetic kratom. In a statement released Wednesday, Lafayette County Metro Narcotics discussed the drugs found at the scene of the deaths of two Ole Miss students last...
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Witnesses said a second dose of pentobarbital were used after the first dose did not kill Pike. The second dose did not kill her either. She was still alive when witnesses left the room....
